Single Dose of Magic Mushroom Psychedelic Can Cause Anatomical Brain Changes

Small-scale Nature study shows psilocybin causes brain changes after one use

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Single Dose of Magic Mushroom Psychedelic Can Cause Anatomical Brain Changes

A small study found that a single 25mg dose of psilocybin produced measurable brain changes that were still visible a month later, along with reported improvements in psychological insight, wellbeing, and mental flexibility. The Guardian reports: Evidence for the changes came from specialized scans that measured the diffusion of water along nerve bundles in the brain. They suggested that some nerve tracts had become denser and more robust after …